Microsoft unveils the $1,149+ Surface Pro 12-inch and the $1,199+ Surface Laptop 13-inch with Snapdragon X2 Plus, and a new Surface Mouse with built-in haptics (Zac Bowden/Windows Central)

Microsoft has unveiled its latest Surface devices, including the 12-inch Surface Pro and 13-inch Surface Laptop, both equipped with the Snapdragon X2 Plus chip. According to Mashable, the Surface Laptop 13-inch and Surface Pro 12-inch will be available from October 13, starting at $1,199 and $1,149.99, respectively. Both devices come with 16GB of RAM as standard, a change from their predecessors which had 8GB of RAM.

The new Surface devices also feature 25 percent brighter touchscreen displays and new black color options, as reported by Mashable. Additionally, the Surface Pro 12-inch will support a new AI-powered drawing and annotating tool called Microsoft Ink Canvas. A new Surface Mouse with built-in haptic feedback and a customizable action button will also be launched, starting at $79.99, as per Mashable and The Verge.

The upgrades bring the smaller Surface models in line with their larger counterparts, which received Snapdragon X2 processors a few months ago, according to CNET. The new processors offer improved application performance, battery life, graphics performance, and local AI capabilities.

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